Men work to excavate one of the ruins of a cliff dwelling, possibly in the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park. A large trench has been dug in the ground below a huge rock overhang. Shrubs are in the right foreground.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 7 x 10 cm. (2 3/4 x 4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1930; Wetherill Mesa (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700110125
Notes
Glass plate is beginning to deteriorate.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Site 1291, lower cave Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colo." penciled on back of print.; R7001101257
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